Historiae Novellae (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...sopitam otio, seu vir-tutum suarum exanimatam nuntio, dominatui West-Saxonico adjicerent. 107. Missi efficaciter imperatis institerunt, regio-nemque, quaquaversum fiuibus suis cingitur, pervagati; minimoque labore Baldredo rege ultra Tamensem flu-Bnldred, king of Kent, driven across the Thiunes. 1 Our author falls into the usual mistake, based on the error of the Chronicle, and dates Egbert's accession two years too early. He corrects it, however, by giving the regnal year of Charles: the 34th year is A.D. 802.-/militant' inhabitant, Aa. Ag. Al. Bk. Bq. 1 sexto' quarto, Al.; quinto, Be. The battle of Ellandune is placed by the Chronicle in A.D. 823. It is probable that our author had good authority for the later date, or at least that of the B. recension. Kennlf died in 822; Ceolwulf reigned a year, and Bernwulf fell in his third year, i.e., at the earliest, in 825. vium expulso, Cantiam, Sudreiam, Australes et Orientales Saxones, qui quondam ad antecessorum suorum jus pertinebant, suae parti subdidere anno regni ejus A-D-825vicesimo quarto. Nee multo post Orientales Angli, auxilio Egbirhti animati, reges Merciorum Bernulfum et Ludecanium, continuatis exceptos insidiis, trucidarunt. Causa oedis fuit, quod ipsi solita contumacia fines externos inquietarent. Eorum successor Withlafius, primo ab Egbirhto regno fugatus, mox in fidem tributariam acceptus,1 principatum West-Saxonum ampliavit. 2 Eodem anno Northanhimbri, qui se solos remansisse, et omnium digito notari, cernerent, timentes ne diu conceptam iram in ipsos effunderet, tandem vel sero datis obsidibus faverunt deditioni. Ita tota Britannia potitus, reliquum vitse per annos novem tranquille cucurrit, nisi quod extremis fere diebus manus suPremeDanorum piratica, littoribus ejus appulsa, otium regn...